International Journal of Communication Development
Development coverage by media (A comparitive study betweenTimes of India and Mail Today)
Development has become a topic of great discussion and debate in recent times. Economically and/or otherwise, India’s development scene is an important factor in determining her progress. The International encyclopedia defines the term developement as ‘purposive changes undertaken in a society to achieve what may be regarded generally as a different (improved) state of social and economic affairs.’ In simple words, development is a social change that seeks to improve the quality of life. It is a multi-faceted concept that can be seen and understood through the political, social, economic, physical and intellectual lens.
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Internet Surfing in Universities of Delhi
The study examines the use of Internet in Universities of Delhi. Two major groups- teachers and research scholars were surveyed. The survey instrument was a hardcopy questionnaire. Findings of this study show that respondents are seriously depend on Internet mainly for research, teaching and communication. The study also discusses frequency of use of Internet by teachers and research scholars and problems faced by them in extensive use of Internet
Issues of Pakistan in Indian Newspapers: An appraisal
The press presents centrality to public life because it provides a forum for debating issues of national importance. It is found that the coverage of foreign news in the Indian Press has declined in absolute terms in recent times, but in case of covering Pakistan the story is somewhat different. It is not merely a sophistry that the Indian media is apt to display an astonishing interest in matters pertaining to Pakistan as compared to any other South Asian countries. The present study is a content analysis of foreign news with special reference to Pakistan, by two major English leading dailies in India, The Times of India and The Hindu. The news stories were recorded and collated under the various module headings: Politics, religion/ religious, culture and history, arts and entertainment,
13 Days Vs 11 Years: A Comparative Study of theOnline Campaigns of Anna Hazare & Irom Sharmila
Corruption is an issue of which people everywhere are victims. There are other human right related problems which go unnoticed when corruption takes the headlines. Irom Sharmila has been fasting for many years. Media had never projected her plight for justice except in very few occasions. At the same time the India Against Corruption Movement led by Anna Hazare got immense support from the public through large scale media coverage. This paper is an attempt to analyze how social media reacted to both these issues by undertaking a Content Analysis of the facebook pages of “FREE IROM SHARMILA!!!!! REPEAL THE AFSPA!!!!!” and “India Against Corruption”. The study is conducted using the posts and comments on both these pages during and after the 13 days fasting of Anna Hazare. The study reveals that people began to show more interest in the case of Irom Sharmila after the movement of Anna Hazare. It is found that Social Media started playing its role in this Human Right movement too.
Attitude towards Promotions of Multiculturalism in Indian Society Perspectives of Hindi and Tamil Movies among Youth
Movies are considered to be one of the most popular medium of mass communication in India (Raina131- 141Gargan11-12), it is an effective tool of communication. India is a big country having more than a hundred and twenty crore population and every state has its own language and culture. Sometimes, it (the variety of different cultures and languages) seems to be dangerous for our unity. But, the promotion of multiculturalism solves this problem. Cinema can play an effective role for promoting multiculturalism in Indian society. Hindi is the mass language of northern parts of India and so Hindi films are very famous in north. Similarly, Tamil is the base language of all south Indian languages. So, Tamil films are very famous and popular in south. The study focuses on how far the people are aware of the reimbursement and negative aspects of multiculturalism in society. How much Indian films are effective for the promotion of multiculturalism?
A Study on Work Life Satisfaction With Special Emphasis on Inhouse Public Relations Activities & Organisational Behaviour
Ayn Rand’s masterpiece The Fountainhead, first published in 1943, is an unparalleled example of how personal integrity and a passion for one’s work forms the basis of true life satisfaction. The classic is a story of an uncompromising young architect who breaks away from conventional standards of occupation and finds life satisfaction in following his dreams. Now in 2011, almost after 68 years of publishing, Ayn Rand’s fiction stands true even today. Work life satisfaction still remains the most vital factor in determining a contented and a successful life. Every individual at present strives to build his identity on the basis of the work he does or the profession he practices. There exists a struggle for the survival of the fittest and a few best ones lead the million others.
Emergence of social entrepreneurship in 21 St CenturyA ray of hope for The Underserved
Muhammad Yunus, 2006, Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank says, “Poverty is an artificial. state. It does not belong to human civilization and we can change that, we can make people come out of poverty. The only thing we have to do is to redesign our institutions and policies”.
Can New Media be a better tool for Governance?
Given the unique characteristics of the New Media, the technology offers real opportunities for democratization and political transformation, especially in societies where the basic rights of freedom of expression and the press are constricted by state control. This paper seeks to challenge this main assumption by examining the impact of the Internet along with the politics surrounding its use in Asia, with specific attention to the cases of China and Singapore. This paper postulates that in the cases of certain authoritarian regimes such as China and Singapore, not only has the presence and use of the Internet failed to spawn strong opposition movements, but authorities in these states have cleverly entered the domain of online expression and have utilized the technology to improve governance and control of these societies.
Digital Networks and Democratic PossibilitiesHabermas’ Public Sphere in Contemporary E-Societies
This essay asserts the relevance of Jürgen Habermas’ concept of a public sphere for political engagement via the Internet. It contends that the Internet’s openness to popular participation affords greater democratic potential than the traditional media in media-rich societies. Democratic participation on the Internet complements and affects the operations of more formal political structures, adapting to and creating new trends in political engagement.
Journalism Education : Opportunities and Challenges
Journalism is Fourth Pillar of Strongest Democratic country like India. Mass Communication and Journalism Education gives good reporters and media persons for this pillar, as well as Mass Communication and Journalism Education assumes new significance in the developing country like India. After being neglected for a long time, journalism and mass communication courses in India are witnessing a lot of demand from students’ intent on pursuing careers in journalism and communication. While the boom in private television channels in the country fuels this demand, it is not unit form across all institutions and the reasons are many. What used to be a postgraduate degree specialization is now also being offered in many institutions as an undergraduate specialization. In addition, there are also other questions about the level of courses and how they tie into each other, the kinds and consistency of training offered, the course curriculum and duration and the overall quality of the education. While there are a number of other concerns about journalism education in India, Print Media is faithful resource in India. For the both of media , Journalism colleges are providing human resources. It is important that we have to see whether the study of this important faculty is going on correct way or not.
Civil Society and Media in the process of Development
There are myriad definitions of civil society in the post-modern sense. The London School of Economics Centre for Civil Society’s working definition is illustrative: Civil society refers to the arena of un-coerced collective action around shared interests, purposes and values. In theory, its institutional forms are distinct from those of the state, and market, though in practice, the boundaries between state, civil society, and market are often complex, blurred and negotiated. Civil society commonly embraces a diversity of spaces, actors and institutional forms, varying in their degree of formality, autonomy and power. Civil societies are often populated by organizations such as registered charities, development non-governmental organizations, community groups, women’s organizations, faith-based organizations, professional associations, trade unions, self-help groups, social movements, business associations, coalitions and advocacy groups.
Media Habits of Youth(a Study on Media Habits of Jammu and Kashmir Students Studying in Delhi)
This research paper attempts to explore the media habits of Jammu and Kashmir students by using several special tools of media research. A detailed survey of literature was done on this subject to learn how the media behavior of people can be calculated. Although there was not that much of available literature that exclusively dealt with this particular topic on Jammu and Kashmir as not much of the media surveys have happened in the past in this state. This was in itself a new kind of survey. On the account of what ever the limited literature was available, a thorough study of that was conducted and then Hypothesis was made. The research design choosen was that of Exploratory in nature and the survey method was conducted to know the media habits of Jammu and Kashmir students living outside the state. I have confined my study to the students of the Jammu and Kashmir studying jamia Milia Islamia, Jawahar Lal Nehru Vishvavidyalay, Delhi University, Guru Gobind Indraprastha University and its colleges. I tried to make a balanced research and collected data from the students of all the three provinces of the state and also tried to include the equal proportion of girl students according to the literacy rate of the womens in the state. The sampling method adopted was schedule and the reaction of the respondents was also noted. The thing that I observed in this research is that there is no doubt a drastic change in the media habits of the Jammu and Kashmir students since they have left the state. One News paper a day is still the preferred by the students to get detailed news but internet is something that every one is using hours and hours to fulfill the basic requirement of information, communication and entertainment. This is something very interesting for sure. The state that is so backward that accessing a net is like a miracle for the people of that state, but there is ample scope of that new media to develop since the young generation of the state has accepted and had developed a habit of this new media.
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The effect of sting operations on TRP ratings of news channels
“A Sting Operation is an operation designed to catch a person committing a crime by means of deception. A complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care. The word “sting” derives its origin from American usage to mean a police undercover operation designed to ensnare criminals. The word “sting” is a synonym for the expression “set a trap to catch a crook” and this article uses the term in that sense. In more refined terms, it can be called Investigative Journalism or Undercover Journalism”. Sting Operation is an information-gathering exercise; it looks for facts that are not easy to obtain by simple requests and searches, or those that are actively being concealed, suppressed or distorted. An informed citizenry the bedrock of a democracy, holding the government accountable through voting and participation requires investigative journalism which cannot sustain itself on asymmetric dissemination of information. Television news is an evolving medium and has definitely moved away from being just about straight news. With more than fifty news channels at our disposal, the competition seems to be sizzling. We are living in the times of Page 3 journalism, where sizzle sells and ’breaking news’ at any cost seems to be the mantra to get an edge over the competition. Sting operations of different sorts seem to be on the agenda of many news channels. In recent times, sting operation or any form of investigative journalism is drawn by the fact that news channels can have greater TRPs that is, an edge over other news channels in this age or channel wars
Relationship Between Hindi Films and Indian Society and Its Impact on Children
It is not wrong to say that media cannot exist in isolation. It is a very much part of the society and it has to associate itself with a society. That is a compulsion for the media existence. Therefore we can say that presence of media in a society effect the societal thinking and actions which further brings the social change in the attitudes of the people. Therefore it is important to measure the impact of media on children as they are the future nation. So this paper first establishes the relation between Media especially the Hindi Films and Indian Society and then studies its impact on children.
Double Meaning Hindi Songs and Its Impact on Society
Indian cinema is unique because of its involvement of songs and dances. This is one feature which differentiate Indian cinema from the international cinema. Hindi cinema is mainly popular because of its songs and dances. They also serve as pre-release promotional videos. Therefore, mostly promos on television are the songs from the films. In India radio channels mainly depends on film music. You can only hear songs from latest film release which works as an advertisement of film. Therefore, in Hindi cinema songs play a very important role. This feature of including songs in Hindi films, distinguish them from the international cinema. But recently a film Slumdog Millionaire, which was shot in India by a Hollywood Director, Danny B Boyel, which also got eight Academy Awards could not resist itself from songs. Two songs have been composed by A.R. Rehman for this film, one of which also received an Oscar “Jai Ho…” Almost all the aspect of Hindi Cinema has been inspired from Hollywood. In Hollywood there is a separate genre of musical films like Singing in the Rain. But in India this genre is incorporated within the narrative structure. As we know Hindi cinema is known for its multi-genre presentation of film narrative. Since the introduction of sync sound in Indian cinema, songs have developed a lot. There were lot of experiments had been taken to present song sequences in films.
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Industrialization And Entrepreneur Shipa Case Study Of Eastern Uttar Pradesh In North India
Industrial and entrepreneurship development in not necessarily an individualistic effort. Entrepreneurship development has made significant contribution in providing employment to million of people, generating foreign exchange for growing economy, producing import substitutes, contributing to value addition, and utilizing the vast human and natural resources of the country. In view of the above contributions, entrepreneurship development through small enterprises has cause to occupy crucial role in economic process of the nation. No country whether large or small development or developing, can underestimate the immense potential and contribution of small enterprises. It has become all are the important in view of globalization and economic liberalization. This paper examines the industrial development of eastern U.P. Also paper in divided into three sections first section contain introductory framework of industrial development in U.P. Second Section also analyzes the case study of small industries in eastern U.P. and Socio economic scenario in context of Uttar Pradesh. The third & last section of this paper studies the concluding remark and suggestions which develop the industrial environment in economic development of Uttar Pradesh.
Reading is one very important human activity. It plays main role in building and development of personality of a person. The subject material and time given for reading are main factors in achieving the success by a person. Reading is generally associated with academic life of a person. But it is much more beyond that. This activity has become a normal part of routine life of people in any literate society. We get information, knowledge, motivation, entertainment and many other things through it. Infect, modern technologies have even increased this reading practice among people. It helps in fulfilling many practical requirements of our lives. Mass media are among most important means which provide very important reading materials to people. The modern technologies have also played a great role in providing various kinds of useful reading material to common people. In spite of all these, traditional newspapers, in printed form, remain the most preferred mass media for reading. It is the only medium which provides latest all kinds of important updated information about various events which can be read in a convenient way
The fact that television has entered the home has created new problems but also given vast possibility to explore the ocean of information which was not available in the past. For children, housewives, old age person television has become the prim source of information and entertainment; they cannot think of a life without television. Now watching television has become the third most important activity besides sleeping and working. Gradually television has become a formidable power; challenging traditional mode of communication and socialization. The children, teenagers and housewives are a more vulnerable audience and, therefore, carry the maximum impact of any information thrown at them. After reading related literature I thought that this is the appropriate time to explore the areas where the impact of television programmes are clearly visible and to look in to the ways through which we can diffuse it.
A Study on the Changing Trends in Film Censorship With Respect to Tamil Films Released in Past Three Decades
Censorship has always been a topic of discussion among filmmakers and the lawmakers. Though our country’s constitution gives freedom of expression, it makes sure that the expression does not result in conflicts. Indian Film Industry produces thousands of films per year. Every film has to cross censorship in order to get a release. This research studies the changing trends in the censorship of Tamil films. To be precise, the research focuses on films released in the past three decades. i.e. from 1980 to 2009. The findings of textual analysis suggest that there are drastic changes in the censorship pattern in each decade since 80s.
Different Feminist Perspective and the Role of Media: An Overview
The women are unique creation of the world and constitute half of the population of the country. No Society can socially, economically, politically and culturally progress without the active participation of women as stated by the great philosopher and emancipator of Indian Women, Swami Vivekananda “There is no chance of the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved. It is not possible for a bird to fly on one wing.” Inspite of the fact, women are the most deprived and socially discriminated in the society in the name of gender and treated as sex object and commodity. Such perception also prevails in the media and it shows a step-motherly attitude towards women issues. As a result, the negative projection of the portrayal of women, their poor participation in the media and also an insignificant role in the women issues related to gender bias are common features of the media industry. It helps not only in nourishing these differences but also showing the ideology of male supremacy. Therefore, in this paper an attempt has been made to study the role of media towards the portrayal of women and their representation in media from different feminist point of view. The paper is a substantial effort to examine the exploitive, derogatory, distorted and negative image of the women portrayed by the male biased media.
Amitabh Bachchan: From ‘angry Young Man’ to ‘flirtatious Old Man’
“Amitabh Bachchan-Top Hero numbers one through ten, year, demanding a lot of capitalisation of key descriptive words: Hero, Superstar; Urban Demi-God. So how to describe him? A cross between Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino, Elvis, but with more than a hint of John Travolta. Nah, that doesn’t come close
A study of changing trends of information disbursement by Directorate of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, Government of India post Kargil Operation
In an age of instant global communication, governments have refined their public diplomacy; particularly in the way defence issues are covered in the media, to market their version of events effectively to their domestic as well as the international public. Indeed, ignorance and misinformation are far more dangerous for the military than is informed reporting, however critical in tone. But the media need help here. Because the press is fragmented, competitive, sometimes ignorant of military realities, and constantly whiplashed between the demands of the market and those of journalistic ethics, the quality of coverage of military events is inevitably uneven at best. The tendency of unprepared reporters, charging from crisis to crisis, unaware of the issues at stake or of how the military functions, is to frame complex matters in simplistic ways. For its part, the military owes access to information both to media and the Indian people. Furthermore, it needs to get its story out—for the military will be competing with other groups, and enemies, eager to put their “spin” on events. To do this, it needs the media
a Normative Theory for Conflict Reporting
George Gerbner and his associates at the Annenberg School Journalism developed the cultivation theory also referred to as the cultivation hypothesis or cultivation analysis — in 1969
FIRST PILLAR vs FOURTH PILLAR A study of press coverage of Delhi Legislative Assembly
US President Thomas Jefferson once said “If I am asked to choose between ‘a Government without a press’ and ‘a press without a government’ I will not hesitate a moment to choose the later. In fact one cannot think of a situation where there is no press. Though Legislature, Judiciary and Executive are the three constitutionally sanctioned institutions of democracy which are other wise called the pillars of democracy press continues to be the fourth pillar even if it does not have the constitutional sanction.
Distributed Web Content management System Emerging trends for Web Administration, Development & Deployment
This research work makes a case to deploy web content management systems online for dynamic website and emphasize on comparative study of different Distributed Web Content Management System. This research investigates the utilization of Distributed Web Content Management System in the area of Online Administration, Development & Deployment based on web application. The Work Determining efficient and sustainable processes to assure high quality Distributed Web content management system
Sustainable Poverty Alleviation: The Third World Perspective
In this research paper, an attempt has been made to identify and delineate the role of participatory communication in general and specific roles of various communication channels in meeting the goals of sustainable development in particular. In case of specificity, the manner in which science communication plays its role for sustainable development is discussed in detail. Sustainable development is an integrated and holistic approach that calls for the participation of individuals, groups, organizations (particularly the NGO’s), public and governments at local, regional, national and global levels. The goal of sustainable development is not confined to one locality or region or nation but embraces the entire globe. It extends not for a few years, but for the distant future too. Thus spatially or temporally its scope is very wide. It requires people to think globally and act locally for the development and growth of rural sectors.
Nepal Divested The series of earthquakes of around 7.8 magnitudes rumbled the entire city to wreckage with a distinct sense of déjà vu. An irreparable damage has been done. Countless death and injuries, millions of people rendered homeless. The beautiful valleys in the country obliterated. In the matter of the seconds, the “Land of Temples” lies quite in rubbles. The entire World is yet to come out of this stagger. With the speculations of more such strikes, a worldwide alert is declared. Not long back Japan faced almost the same story with the earthquake of magnitude 9.0 triggering tsunami, killing some 27, 500 people followed by a Nuclear catastrophe in the northeast Japan. The most devastating happening of the times after the Second World War pushed Japan back to the times of their past wreckage. Japan took hundreds of years to come out of that rubble and found itself in the same soup. With radiations levels soaring in the seawater near Fukushima environmentalists felt the ripples of it across globe. Global Warming has become the most talked about issue. On the 45th Anniversary of Earth Day, its imperative to open a serious discourse about the coverage of environment issues by the media.
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Most Potent Tool of New Media: The Smartphones (an Analysis)
Man has always been known to be a social animal. To communicate with other beings, to share the views, etc. is equally important for humans as it is to eat or breathe. The difference that has changed the way of living with the advent of time includes all – our biological growth, psychological growth, economical as well as the technological growth. And, talking particularly about the technological growth, it would not be wrong to say that with time, we have witnessed numerous technological inventions, which have made our lives extremely simple and convenient
Media Trial in Indian Legal System as a Fusion of Inquisitorial System of Administration of Justice: the Way Ahead
In this research paper the author displays how media trail resembles an inquisitorial system, wherein, conduct of the trail is largely in the hands of the media. By delving into the debate of free speech vs. free trial, the research paper unearths the other side of the story about how trail by media impedes the judicial process? It cites examples from modern day criminal proceedings and confirms that an unrestricted media plagues the judiciary and engages in contempt of courts every day. At the same time, author also tries to establish about, how ‘media trial made psychology’ affects the judgments and judicial process in the country? And how it affects the administration of justice? This paper also deals with the legal scenario of other legal systems like USA, UK and France and comparative study of media regulations. It also suggest about the way ahead, for regulating the affairs of media, at national and international level.
Impact of Reality Shows in India (With Special Reference to "Satyamev Jayate" — A Real Reality Show)
The history of Indian television has witnessed the development of audiovisual media in the country. During the 1980s, Indian small-screen programming began, and at that time, there was only one channel — Doordarshan (DD) — which was government-owned. Ramayana and Mahabharata were the first major television series produced. Other popular shows included The Sword of Tipu Sultan and The Great Maratha; religious serials such as Jai Hanuman, Shri Krishna, and Om Namah Shivay; fantasy serials like Shaktimaan; and family dramas such as Shanti, Hum Raahi, and Udaan. These popular television programs attracted large audiences and generated vast advertising earnings for the Indian government through Doordarshan. These serials reached record-breaking viewership numbers for single programs and marked what is often called the golden era of Doordarshan.